End Device Communication

1. A method comprising: receiving, by processing circuitry, a first set of time periods for receiving first data using a receiver of an electronic device or preparing, by the processing circuitry, the first data for transmission by a transmitter of the electronic device via a first communication protocol; and causing the receiver to receive second data or causing the transmitter to transmit the second data directly to a peripheral device without a routing device via a second communication protocol during a second set of time periods based on a loss of communication with the routing device, the second set of time periods being based on the first set of time periods.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first set of time periods and the second set of time periods do not overlap.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second set of time periods is determined based on coordinated sampled listening.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiver is configured to receive the second data directly from the peripheral device via the second communication protocol, or the transmitter is configured to transmit the second data directly to the peripheral device via the second communication protocol.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first communication protocol comprises a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) protocol.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the second communication protocol comprises a Thread communication protocol.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic device and the peripheral device each comprise a sleepy end device.

8. An electronic device comprising: a receiver configured to receive first data from a sleepy end device via a communication protocol through a routing device, the first data comprising an indication of a trigger event; a transmitter configured to transmit second data to the sleepy end device via the communication protocol through the routing device; processing circuitry configured to: cause the electronic device to communicate directly with the sleepy end device according to the communication protocol; cause the transmitter to transmit an instruction directly to the sleepy end device to perform a target action; and cause the electronic device to communicate with the sleepy end device via the communication protocol through the routing device based on the sleepy end device performing the target action.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the trigger event is based on the target action to be performed by the sleepy end device.

10. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the target action comprises actuation of an electric lock.

11. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the target action comprises starting or stopping a vehicle engine.

12. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to cause the electronic device to communicate directly with the sleepy end device based on determining that the routing device is unavailable to cause communication between the receiver, the transmitter, and the sleepy end device.

13. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the trigger event is based on a proximity of the electronic device to the sleepy end device.

14. A method, comprising: receiving, via a transceiver of an electronic device, one or more control messages comprising a frequency and duration associated with a first set of time periods for communication with a peripheral device via a first communication protocol through a parent device; receiving, via processing circuitry, a second set of time periods for communicating via a second communication protocol based on the frequency and the duration associated with the first set of time periods; and configuring the transceiver of the electronic device to communicate directly with the peripheral device according to the first communication protocol based on a proximity of the electronic device to the peripheral device.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the electronic device comprises a sleepy end device.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein configuring the transceiver to communicate directly with the peripheral device comprises changing a role of the electronic device according to the first communication protocol.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the role of the electronic device is changed based on a comparison of the proximity to a proximity threshold.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein the first communication protocol comprises a mesh link establishment protocol.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein configuring the transceiver to communicate directly with the peripheral device according to the first communication protocol comprises configuring the transceiver to communicate directly with the peripheral device during the first set of time periods.

20. The method of claim 14, comprising configuring a second transceiver to communicate according to the second communication protocol during the second set of time periods.